The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,411 - Mar 25 2005

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Clues Answers
'I, Claudius' - a great Penguin! EMPEROR
... plans to play chess with me SCHEMES
A prince looked up to in Washington? RAINIER
A promising sign of Peace ROSEBUD
American jugs PENITENTIARIES
Bereft like Oliver Twist or Daphne, perhaps ORPHANED
Broadcast from a river delta AIRED
Dirty Russian river disturbance OBSCENE
Divers can suffer from these needles NARKS
Drink which clearly makes the difference between competitors WATER
Fair ladies BLONDES
Hairdresser says: 'I offer short cut free' COIFFEUR
I serenely applied some cosmetics EYELINERS
Law expert in ordinary dress MUFTI
Clues Answers
Manifestos showing promises about employment PROSPECTUSES
Mrs Johnson's spotted beetles LADYBIRDS
Mystic friend from Devon and Cornwall SWAMI
She shared Laurie's cider and ... ROSIE
Sisters burdened with old names NOUNS
Style of jacket suitable for the Amazon? SINGLEBREASTED
Sunday visitors seen on a Brighton beach? STRIPPERS
Tempest shows god in rage RAINSTORM
The countryman's asparagus starts to grow ripe and sweet when birds are around SPARROWGRASS
The largest of Ezekiel's dry connections THIGHBONE
Time I joined 23 in Paradise HOURI
Time ran out for muezzin supporter MINARET
Why the arsonist destroyed army piano? PYROMANIA
Young woman: a spirited figure in Greece and in France NYMPHET